Pboto by Rick McNIU LEFTOVERS ~r ,,,,,.,... s: viewpoints When the glass is at ninety, a man is a fool who [] directs not his efforts to try to keep cool. I Poillter Swnmer Staff: • - Joseph Ashby-Sterry Editor: Michael Daehn Associate Editors: Boli Ham, Lora Holman, Todd Hotchkiss Another year, another voyage Advertising Manager: Jayne Michlig Business Manager: Charlsie Hunter Advisor: Daniel Houlihan Editor's log : Entry one Writers: Joe Stinson, Lauren Cnare (Stardate 7182.1) This begins the latest voyage of the Printship Pointer whose one year mission is to further refine the stellar foundation set by former commander Michael Hein. The 8U3 Pointer will explore strange new themes, seek out news and features, and boldly go where few university tabloids have gone before. The Pointer is a second class Transporter room, stand by to beam aboard 9000 publication (USPS-098240 ) published campus readers and keep them informed, amused, and weekly on Thursday by the University stimulated throughout the rigors of Pointer Trek. Glad to of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and the UW­ have you aboard! System Board of Regents, 113 Conununication Arts Center, Stevens Point, WI S4481. POSTMASTER: Send address change to Pointer, 113 Communication Hell no, we won't glow Arts Center, Stevens Point, WI S4481. than Pointer is written and edited by the When more half a million people get together in dne Pointer staff, composed of UWSP place, united under one cause, the sentiment they're students, and they are solely pushing demands some attention. In that light, the responsible for its editorial content and demonstration in New York City against nuclear policy. disannament was extraordinarily impressive in tone and magnitude. The multitude, which cut across artificial barriers like age, race, and social class, gathered to profess the simple life promoting message: " No More Nukes." Though only~ pOHINJTEA slogan, the protestors are banking on highly publicized happenings like the demonstration and the recent U.N. special session on disannament to transform the placard label into sane, effective policy. Although the Reagan administration claims that such gatherings will not dictate or compromise American foreign policy, that rings a shade untrue. The anti-nuke Letters to the editor will be rhetori~ surfa~~g from the White House these days sounds accepted only if they are typewritten and signed, and should not exceed a more unpass1oned than at any point thus far in the muimwn of. 250 words. Names will president's·tenure. be withheld from publication only if Perhaps if the anti-nuclear movement ke~ps appropriate reason is given. Pointer mushroo~ a~ th~ gr~~oots level, Mr. Reagan and Mr. reserves the right to edit letters if Brezhnev will find 1t politically feasible to resort to more necessary and to refuse to print than mere rhetoric on this life or death issue. For the sake letters not suitable for publication. of ~ next genera_tion, if there is to be one, disarmament All correspondence should be addressed to Pointer, 113 action, not words, is the only accepta hie solution. Communication Arts Center, UWSP, Stevens Point, Wlscoosin 544111. Written permission Is required for the reprint of all materials presented in Polaler, To search or not to search is .no longer a question The constitution infringing talons of a conservative ~u~r~ ~urt made a troubling tear in the fabric of ~vidual nghts recently. The high court's latest ruling w!rlch broadens police powers to search motor vebicleii ~~ut, warran~, appea~ needlessly to impinge on Cl~ p~rnghtsofpnvacy. ·~Mail -~ Justices ruled that police may search anything within a car - without a warrant - as long as officers Totbe Editor, Marching Band program. have r,robable cause to search the car itself. " Probable I read with some interest Please check the facts carefully from now on If you cause was ~urposely left ambiguous but could mean the your ( Joe Wormsa-Pointer scent of_manj~ or an informant's tip that .i-,na were Apr. 13) letter to the intend to publicize such POINTER Editor reglll'ding information. However, I p~t ~ the vehicle. -- remain grateful · for the the aerial advertisement for J~ce Thurgood Marshall, a longtime champion of civil additional dramatization of liberties, v~ently ~otested the ruling for good reason. the 11182 Pointer Marching the Importance of our Pointer Banci. It's a shame you didn't Marshall took ISSUe with the assenting I . ' . Marching Band program. ~t poll~ efficiency was top prtorfty~e°~~~ check the facts before you Thanks a lot! the wrote such an uninformed =l;Orships !!rt! also Inherently efficient and that the letter. I raised the money 5 expansion of warrantless searches was a step that with my own two feet by ~ bode ill for the Fourth Amendment's warrant contacting local merchants reqwrements. His reasoning is sound· the decialoo ls who were very mpportive of . disappointing one. ' a the Univeralty and Its Pointer Page 3 Established 1981 This Week's Weather leftover spring ~--~-~...._~· MAIN STREET showers are drowning :G.,U,11 Week in Review our flowers Pointers win- big in CNR bowl The score: Pointers of the "We won this time bigger sponsoring school was the Randy Pracher. They studied and 1980. University of Wlsconsin­ than ever before. Some of University of Missouri. about a month in advance of Students on the team were Stev ens Point 141; those wins before were The Pointers eliminated the contest," Nauman part of a delegation of Boilermakers of Purdue cliffhangers," the professor Ohio State by a score of 95--0 reported. approximately 42 from the University, 54. recalled. in the opening round. Next As a prize, the students UW-SP College of Natural For the fourth time since The students who they defeated Michigan State received a plaque with their Resources at the wildlife 1977, the UW-SP students comprised the team which 74-48 and after that they names engraved on it for conclave. The group from have trounced Big 10 schools answered questions about wiped out the University of permanent display at UW­ here was the largest at the - not with athletic brawn but wildlife subjects were Cheryl Kansas, 105 to 26 to gain SP. They also were given a meeting al which with mind power. Anderson, Amboy, Ill.; David entry into the finals with traveling trophy which has professfonal papers were Four students representing Beedle, Edgerton; Jean Hoff, Purdue. been presented· to each read, research was the UW-SP College of Natural Schofield; and Joseph annual winner for more than explained, lectures were Resources have won the Jensen, Hudson . The student a decade. Because UW-SP presented and wildlife art Midwest Wildlife Student coach was Randy Pracber, Questions ranged from has won the trophy more was displayed. Conclave's annual college Willow River, Minn. dates of the founding of times than any other school, bowl competition. national parks to scientific it was retired to~ campus, " We were absolutely They were among 14 teams names of plants and animals. also for permanent display. Nawnan announced the · awesome," said a proud in the recent contest at the "Our students really Midiyest organization would faculty adviser, Lyle Lake of the Ozarks State prepared - they had some The Pointers previously meet for its 1983 spring Nawnan. Park in Missouri. The outstanding coaching from won the quiz bowl in 1977, 1979 conclave in Stevens Point. lJWSPprof spreads Course to be offered magic to children on Vieblam " It is a magical world, the music are included in the A specialist in military :world of children's theatre. book. history has developed a new Strange beats roam in Clark currently has a course on the United States familiar places , love display in the Albertson and its role in the Vietnam abounds, the past becomes Learning Resources at UW­ War which will be offered for the present and the present SP, marking 30 years of the first time this fall. the future ," says the writing plays, poetry and Professor William Skelton introduction to a new book of non-fiction. The exhibition is has scheduled the two or children's plays co-authored open to the public through the three credit class on Tuesday by an English professor at end of June. · evenings to better the University of Wisconsin- His plays for children's accommodate non-tradition­ Stevens Point. theatre have been produced al students including William L. Clark, associate throughout the Midwest and veterans who served in the professor of English al UW- in Europe. He has written conflict. SP and Josephine Paterek, four scripts for use by dental His discussions will touch retiredmemberofthespeech auxiliaries , ''Humpty on war crimes, workings of and theatre department at Dumpty, D.D.S.," "The Mad the draft, protest UW-River Falls, have Hatter's Tea Party," demonstrations, roots and collaborated on "Benjy and "Dorothy and the origins of the war, conduct of the Gillygaloo and Other Munchkins," and " Mr. the war and effects on the Plays," published this year Toad's Terrible Toothache," Think you're wittier than those lowbrows a1 the military. by the UW-River Falls Press. which will be distributed Pointer? Well prove It by sending your caption Skelton, who has taught al The two educators have nationally to promote dental UW-SP since 1969, said the spent 20 years collaborating wellness. for this photo to ll3 CAC. The winner gets a week nearly 10 years that have on al least 15 plays, with Clark, who has taught at in Uncle Bob's Jacuzzi (with Uncle Bob, If you're evolved since direct U.S. Clark contributing dialogue, UW-SP since 1969, has' the right sex). military participation ended music and lyrics, and translated his poetry into are important because "they Paterek handling the Polish and has also give us some historical technical aspects, costwnes translated the work of Polish perspective." __ _ and some dialogue.